It was game No. 600 in management for Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool boss will have had few more straightforward matches than this one.
Liverpool had their sixth-straight Premier League win sewn up at half-time to maintain their flawless start and reclaim top spot from Chelsea.
A Wesley Hoedt own goal after 10 minutes kicked off proceedings and was followed up by Joel Matip's towering header. Mohamed Salah then ended a three-game run without a goal deep into first-half stoppage time.
On his first ever start for Liverpool, Xherdan Shaqiri was pivotal to the first and third goals before his impressive outing was ended with a half-time substitution for tactical purposes.
There was one negative from a fine afternoon's display. Virgil van Dijk was forced to come off injured early in the second half and walked straight down the tunnel accompanied by Liverpool's physio. However, the centre-half later took a seat in the dugout to observe the rest of the comfortable win.
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